Snobby shopping

Oh, the fascination with shopping at Nordstroms continues in Pittsburgh.
Soon, though, Pittsburghers wont have to travel to Beachwood  otherwise known as the moneyed Cleveland suburb  to get their high-class shopping fix, according to this article in todays Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Seattle-based retailer, known for its customer service and its pricey clothing, announced plans Thursday to open a store in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. But, as the writer of the article notes, Will Pittsburghers be equally enchanted?
The retailer can only hope there will be the same market (in Pittsburgh) as there is in Cleveland for $595 Missoni striped jersey dresses and $885 Armani jackets in nubbly silver and pale blue silk.
Or maybe not. Nordstrom spokeswoman Deniz Anders said that a regional buyer will select merchandise specifically tailored to shoppers in the Pittsburgh market, which could mean that some of the higher-end goods on display in Cleveland may not make the cut.
(So, is someone saying that we uppity Cleveland people have fancy tastes?)
If anything, this announcement may finally quell the Nordstrom cries in the Burgh. As someone who previously worked in Pittsburgh, I can tell you that folks there have been clamoring for a Nordstroms for about a decade. Its the crown jewel in their retail tiara.
Now, if we in Cleveland could just get an Ikea.
 Jeff Stacklin